Shane Flanagan

Shane Flanagan

Coaching career: Added 2026 information and reference

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The club lost their opening six games to start the 2026 season which was the worst start to a year by St. George Illawarra including the histories of St. George and Illawarra as separate clubs.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2026-has-shane-flanagan-lost-dragons-playing-group-st-george-illawarra-loko-pasifikatonga-jaydn-sua-round-7/news-story/ef4dd821178bc32cb73f1d2078cd8514/|title=Relationships are deteriorating': Fears Flanno has 'lost' Dragons playing group as exodus grows|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}
The club lost their opening six games to start the 2026 season which was the worst start to a year by St. George Illawarra including the histories of St. George and Illawarra as separate clubs.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2026-has-shane-flanagan-lost-dragons-playing-group-st-george-illawarra-loko-pasifikatonga-jaydn-sua-round-7/news-story/ef4dd821178bc32cb73f1d2078cd8514/|title=Relationships are deteriorating': Fears Flanno has 'lost' Dragons playing group as exodus grows|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}


On 20 April, Flanagan was removed as head coach. The dragons chairman Andrew Lancaster said that "Our results and our performance on the field … is not to our expectation".{{cite news |access-date=20 April 2026 |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/shane-flanagan-and-st-george-illawarra-set-to-part-ways-20260420-p5zp9h.html |title=Shane Flanagan out as Dragons coach after horror start to season |first1=Christian |last1=Nicolussi |last2=Barrett |first2=Chris |name-list-style=and |date=20 April 2026}}
On 20 April, Flanagan was removed as head coach after the club lost their opening seven matches. St. George Illawarra chairman Andrew Lancaster said that "Our results and our performance on the field … is not to our expectation".{{cite news |access-date=20 April 2026 |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/shane-flanagan-and-st-george-illawarra-set-to-part-ways-20260420-p5zp9h.html |title=Shane Flanagan out as Dragons coach after horror start to season |first1=Christian |last1=Nicolussi |last2=Barrett |first2=Chris |name-list-style=and |date=20 April 2026}}


==Post coaching==
==Post coaching==